Tata has unveiled the acti.ev – its made-in-India advanced Pure EV architecture that will spawn a variety of products with multiple body styles and sizes, addressing the country’s rapidly developing EV market.
We already know that Tata Passenger Electric Mobility and Jaguar Land Rover had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2023 for JLR’s EMA platform and the Tata Avinya, set to be launched early next year, will be underpinned on the Electrified Modular Architecture (EMA).
Explaining the rationale of the new platform despite the existing one, Anand Kulkarni,Chief Products Officer, Head of HV Programs and Customer Service, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility explained that, “This future-facing pure electric architecture is for mass market Evs, ensuring that our vehicles are not only technologically advanced but also future-proof.” He clarified that both the architecture are very different and will be deployed in different cars.
While the first EMA-based models are expected to be rolled out later this year from JLR’s Halewood factory, Tata has indicated that the company is targetting 5+products across multiple body styles from the future ready scalable architecture acti.ev over next 18 months. It can help spawn products with a range between 300-600 km. In comparison the EMA is being seen as an enabler to give Tata the competitive edge in the global market with next generation electric mid-sized SUVs for international markets.
Another interesting aspect about the acti.ev platform, as per Kulkarni, is that it is “battery chemistry agnostic”. The question then is ata Passenger Electric Mobility considering other battery chemistries too? Kulkarni clarified that they “are not changing the existing battery chemistry for the Punch.ev. However, one “need to make sure options are open.”
The acti.ev has ADAS level 2 capabilities. The architecture is ready for ADAS L2+ capabilities – ensuring higher standards of safety and navigation capabilities and can support 7.2kW to 11kW on board charger for AC fast charging and DC Fast Charging upto 150kW – thereby adding 100 km range in just 10 minutes. Interestingly JLR’s EMA platform will also have Level 2+ autonomous capabilities, an integrated propulsion system, battery management and a charging system.
Both the platforms support over-the-air updates for software and other features and ultra fast charging.
